--- product_id: 16793101 title: "The Wild Geese" price: "SAR 76" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/16793101-the-wild-geese store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # The Wild Geese **Price:** SAR 76 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Wild Geese - **How much does it cost?** SAR 76 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/16793101-the-wild-geese) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This modern classic, written in 1913, was the source for the highly acclaimed film, The Mistress In The Wild Geese , prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled love, set against the background of the dizzying social change accompanying the fall of the Meiji regime. The young heroine, Otama, is forced by poverty to become a moneylender's mistress. She is surrounded by skillfully-drawn characters—her weak-willed father, her virile and calculating lover (and his suspicious wife), and the handsome student who is both the object of her desire and the symbol of her rescue—as well as a colorful procession of Meiji era figures—geisha, students, entertainers, unscrupulous matchmakers, shopkeepers, and greedy landladies. Like those around her, and like the wild geese of the titles, Otama yearns for the freedom of flight. Her dawning consciousness of her predicament brings the novel to a touching climax. Review: Excellent description of Japanese culture during Victorian times - Since I love classics from any country and especially enjoy novels from Japan, this was a logical choice for me. I wish it had more pages but no matter since the novel was excellent. If you are interested in Victorian Japan, this novel gives an excellent description of the people and the country during that time period. The author gives many tiny details, which are all significant since they give the reader a window into which one can view Japanese society in the nineteenth century. Review: Lovely and Enigmatic - In The Wild Geese, a tale set in the thirteenth year of Emperor Meiji's reign, an invisible narrator introduces the reader to the handsome Okada, a handsome medical student. During his regular walks through the city he becomes enchanted by an "oval and somewhat lonely" face that smiles at him each day from a window. That face belongs to Otama, the mistress of Suezo, a vain, parsimonious moneylender. Otama's only friend is her weak father, who depends upon her for support. One day a snake slithers into Otama's birdcage and snatches one bird fast in its jaws, while the other bird flails to escape. Okada slices the snake apart and saves the remaining bird. Otama herself is the caged bird, Mori implies; the snake not just Suezo, or her ineffectual father, but the patriarchy that traps her. Mori drives the point home when Okada kills a wild goose in a lake. Otama was infatuated by Okada's freedom to do whatever he wished. Otama's wings were crushed before she could use them, while Okada flew away. Otama formulates a plan to meet Okada, but it backfires, and Okada leaves the country the next day. The narrator called Okada the "hero" of the story, but Okada was a man who felt "a woman should be only a beautiful object, something lovable, a being who keeps her beauty and loveliness no matter what situation she is in." . The two never meet; or, do they? The author suggests there is more to the story, yet refuses to reveal the ending. The Wild Geese is full of allusions and hints, painting a watercolor tale as lovely and enigmatic as Japan herself. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #294,756 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #80 in Japanese Literature #6,783 in Classic Literature & Fiction #13,323 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 81 Reviews | ## Images ![The Wild Geese - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81e9-oyRjxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent description of Japanese culture during Victorian times *by V***R on August 27, 2014* Since I love classics from any country and especially enjoy novels from Japan, this was a logical choice for me. I wish it had more pages but no matter since the novel was excellent. If you are interested in Victorian Japan, this novel gives an excellent description of the people and the country during that time period. The author gives many tiny details, which are all significant since they give the reader a window into which one can view Japanese society in the nineteenth century. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely and Enigmatic *by S***S on December 4, 2011* In The Wild Geese, a tale set in the thirteenth year of Emperor Meiji's reign, an invisible narrator introduces the reader to the handsome Okada, a handsome medical student. During his regular walks through the city he becomes enchanted by an "oval and somewhat lonely" face that smiles at him each day from a window. That face belongs to Otama, the mistress of Suezo, a vain, parsimonious moneylender. Otama's only friend is her weak father, who depends upon her for support. One day a snake slithers into Otama's birdcage and snatches one bird fast in its jaws, while the other bird flails to escape. Okada slices the snake apart and saves the remaining bird. Otama herself is the caged bird, Mori implies; the snake not just Suezo, or her ineffectual father, but the patriarchy that traps her. Mori drives the point home when Okada kills a wild goose in a lake. Otama was infatuated by Okada's freedom to do whatever he wished. Otama's wings were crushed before she could use them, while Okada flew away. Otama formulates a plan to meet Okada, but it backfires, and Okada leaves the country the next day. The narrator called Okada the "hero" of the story, but Okada was a man who felt "a woman should be only a beautiful object, something lovable, a being who keeps her beauty and loveliness no matter what situation she is in." . The two never meet; or, do they? The author suggests there is more to the story, yet refuses to reveal the ending. The Wild Geese is full of allusions and hints, painting a watercolor tale as lovely and enigmatic as Japan herself. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I am so happy to have found the book that my great-uncles were ... *by S***A on October 1, 2016* I am so happy to have found the book that my great-uncles were reading when they came up with my grandmother's name. Grandma gave the name to my mother, I took it for myself (I liked it so much) and then gave it to my daughter. I just love having the story I heard all my life come to reality. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/16793101-the-wild-geese](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/16793101-the-wild-geese) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-07-09*